Anseong Farmland

My poor, nature-deprived child.
Somewhere along the way my girl has become a city slicker. I can't say I didn't see it coming. I started seeing glimpses of her city-dweller lifestyle coming out when she would plop down in a small patch of grass on our way from the parking lot into the PX. She would just sit there for as long as I would allow her--just pulling up blades of grass and throwing them in the wind. I finally decided it was time to break out of our high rise this week after she tried petting a chipmunk on the television.

So this weekend our little family of three made a trip to the local petting zoo at Anseong Farmland.

Admission Prices for Anseong Farmland

Tractor Ride at Anseong Farm

We even coughed up an extra $3/person for a tractor ride, which was okay but not really necessary. The main attractions for our toddler were the animals, but she did seem to enjoy the ride especially when she could hear the water splashing as we went through puddles. I personally found the ride relaxing with the fresh breeze we had today and the simple pleasure of being in the middle of a field free of flashing neon signs and street noise. It definitely afforded us some pleasant views.

Set for a Korean Drama called Padam Padam

Fake Cows at Anseong

Lucy checking out the photos of animals at the farm

Daddy being licked by the friendly donkey

Lucy petting a sheep for the first time

You can buy food for about 1,000 won to feed the livestock

Korea Kwirk--it is really common for couples and families to dress matchy matchy here. You'll see mothers and daughters dressed in matching vests or couples dressed in matching shoes and/or shirts. You can even buy matching underwear at lingerie shops in town.

I've got my eye on ewe.

Pheasants at the Pharm

We learned a new Korean word today: 토끼 pronounced (toe - kee), which means "rabbit"

Lucy feeding a goat some grass

All her practice pulling up grass in the parking lot really paid off!

Feeding the goats got a little giggles from this girl

Heading to the cow pasture

I loved the row of pinwheels lined up over the hills at Anseong Farm. You can kind of see them in the distance.

The Deutch Ville at Anseong Farm

The Hoffen Grill, where we ate lunch. A little pricey but yummy.

All in all it was a great day out of the apartment! I'm sure we will return sometime this fall and explore more of the farm. In the meantime I need to work on finding more grass and greenery for this kid to play in, which looks hopeful now that it is cooling off a bit here! 

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DIRECTIONS TO ANSEONG FARMLAND